Hi i have an octavia I here w reg 1.6 petrol and the dials have stopped working the ecu is still reading values just the dials are dead anyone know what it could be?

Common problem on the earlier smaller engined petrol models:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/127362-poll-for-instrument-panel-fault/page__st__60__p__2689842__hl__poll%20for%20instrument%20panel%20fault__fromsearch__1#entry2689842

You can get around it by pulling a fuse (15 I think) otherwise it's a new set of dials or get handy with the soldering iron...